Social Media Intern – Summer 2023

Social Media Intern

Full-time or Part-time availability

Description:As the KPFF Louisville Social Media Intern, you will gain hands-on experience working side-by-side with the marketing team on social media initiatives and will be a part of an inclusive culture that fosters growth and individual success. You will work closely with the Marketing Coordinator in building up and helping maintain our social media platforms across multiple offices while developing creative campaigns that boost engagement and expand our audience. We are seeking a clever and creative thinker who values the art of social media and feels confident creating content, such as Instagram stories and reels, and understands the importance of staying current with the latest trends.

Responsibilities:

• Assists with creating and scheduling social media content
• Monitoring and responding to comments, messages, and other forms of engagement on social media
• Researching social media trends, competitor activity, and audience behavior
• Finding new and improved ways to reach our audiences and generate engagement
• Collaborating with the marketing team to plan and produce content that adheres to our core values (Passion, Stability, Relationships, Excellence, Trust)
• Helping shoot and produce content for various platforms
• Collaborating with other teams to coordinate social media initiatives
• Writing and proofreading copy for social media
• Staying up-to-date with changes and updates to social media platforms and algorithms
• Contributing to the overall development of the social media strategy
• Analyzing social media performance metrics and creating reports
• Supporting our team’s fun strategy and events

Basic Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a college or university program in marketing, communications, public relations, social media, journalism, or a related field
• Passion for content, social media, and an understanding of storytelling
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Some photography and/or videography experience
• Basic knowledge of graphic design, video editing, or other creative software
• Excellent communication and organization skills with strong attention to detail
• Creativity and the ability to think outside the box
• A team player who can build relationships, works well with others, shares ideas, and is receptive to feedback

Why you will LOVE KPFF and what we will provide for you:

• Mentorship and guidance from our marketing team who will show you the ins and outs of our industry
• Support from our local Social Media Teams in each of our offices
• Participation in site visits and the ability to see project progression
• Regular catered social events
• Participation in our Summer Internship Trip!

Physical Demands:

• Maintaining the same position for several hours
• Moving throughout office
• Operate a computer, calculator, and various other essential office tools
• Kneeling, climbing, crawling, squatting, reaching
• Lifting and moving up to 25 pounds

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Office Environment:

• We are a laid-back, diverse, hard-working, and professional team of experts. While flexibility and communication are key to succeeding at KPFF, we are all accountable to each other and are constantly pursuing ways to improve.
• Employees are valued and empowered, collaborative and team-oriented, innovative in their approach, and passionate about their work. They are reliable, trustworthy, and open with a high level of integrity. We value diversity, are inclusive, and are committed to critically thinking through problems and finding solutions.

Our Firm Profile

KPFF is a progressive structural and civil engineering firm that designs state-of-the-art solutions for a wide range of projects. For over 60 years, KPFF has provided sustainable, high-value contributions to the built environment. We collaborate with our clients, utilizing the advantages of VDC with BIM tools as a way of visualizing, coordinating, and tracking systems. Our focus is to provide engineering solutions to building infrastructure problems, whatever they are, rather than put limits on what we’re capable of providing.

At KPFF our purpose is to engineer opportunities. That is why we created a training and engineering philosophy called “forefront”. Your experience starts the day you walk in the door and continues as a career-long effort, focusing on the advancement and growth of the entire team. Learning is a cycle, not a race to the finish line. In one way or another everyone becomes both a teacher and mentor for others as they continue to expand their own skills and drive the KPFF experience. The firm encourages innovation and continuous quality improvement in our work that is unencumbered by bureaucratic behavior.

KPFF is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Learn more about KPFF Consulting Engineers by visiting our website atwww.kpff.com